Software Applications Scientist – Semiconductor Metrology

UNAVAILABLE; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Employee stock purchase plan

Medical and dental plans

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Bruker seeks a Software-Focused Applications Scientist to bridge advanced X-ray hardware/software systems with customer fab environments. You will emphasize software applications support, algorithm evaluation, and issue resolution to ensure robust inspection and metrology software for semiconductor manufacturing.

The role involves collaborating with R&D, software engineering, and product management to qualify new features, develop workflows, and provide post-sale technical support.

Qualifications

• Education: B.Sc., Master’s, or higher in Physics, Materials Science, or related technical field.
• Software & Metrology Experience: Experience with data analysis, algorithm evaluation, or software scripting/development in a technical, scientific, or semiconductor setting.
• Hands-on experience with material characterization or metrology techniques (X-ray techniques preferred, but signal/image processing or optical metrology experience is highly relevant).
• Strong background in software troubleshooting under Windows/Linux environments.
• Domain Knowledge: Understanding of basic crystallography/crystal structures or thin-film electronic layers is an advantage.
• Data Literacy: Solid grounding in statistics, data processing, and result reconciliation between different measurement methods.
• Communication: Excellent written and oral English technical communication skills (presenting technical data, describing software issues clearly, collaborating with overseas R&D).
• Korean, Chinese fluency is a plus

Responsibilities

• Provide high-level applications support, including training to customers and product demonstrations.
• Provide high-level technical and software support to customers through software workflow optimization and hands-on troubleshooting.
• Analyze customer process metrology requirements and build tailored software parameter setups, recipes, and automation workflows to solve site-specific inspection challenges.
• Collaborate with core R&D, software engineering, and product management teams to qualify new software features, data processing algorithms, and bug fixes before field deployment.
• Assist in source inspection of tools prior to shipment, configure tool/software environments, and deliver post-installation specialist user support.
• Act as the technical liaison between field customers and software development teams, gathering bug reports, usability feedback, and feature requests to guide future software releases.
• Develop, document, and disseminate technical documentation, software deployment guidelines, and BKMs for sales, field engineers, and end customers.

Skills

Software troubleshooting

Data analysis

English communication

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

B.Sc., Master’s, or higher in Physics, Materials Science, or related technical field

Tools

Windows

Linux

Scripting

Job description

Bruker seeks a Software-Focused Applications Scientist to bridge advanced X-ray hardware/software systems with customer fab environments. You will emphasize software applications support, algorithm evaluation, and issue resolution to ensure robust inspection and metrology software for semiconductor manufacturing.

The role involves collaborating with R&D, software engineering, and product management to qualify new features, develop workflows, and provide post-sale technical support.